We are pleased to announce that we have expanded the campusí service-learning instructional minigrant program to include new award categories that offer faculty more options for accessing instructional minigrant funds for service-learning. All categories of service-learning minigrants are intended to support individual and collaborating faculty to develop, improve, or evaluate service learning courses, as well as to implement service-learning institutionalization initiatives in their departments or on campus. The overarching goals of the program are to encourage the development of service-learning activities that will have lasting impact on instruction, and to promote the institutionalization of at least one service-learning course in every department.

Co-sponsored by the Office of Educational Development and the Service-Learning Research and Development Center, the Instructional Minigrant Program provides assistance to faculty who integrate community service activities into the academic curriculum. Through service-learning, students can gain a broad, contextual understanding of academic content by using course theories to address important public issues in the local community. Instructional minigrants are not normally given in support of one-time only efforts.

Click here to get the minigrant application guidelines. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)

Click here to get the minigrant application cover letter. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)